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IL-1 RN 2/2 genotype and simultaneous carriage of genotypes IL-1 RN 2/2 and IL-1beta-511 T/T associated with oesophagitis in Helicobacter pylori-negative patients.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2003
Koivurova O P, Karhukorpi J M J, Joensuu E T, Koistinen P O, Valtonen J M, Karttunen T J, Niemelä S E, Karttunen R A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist genotype 2/2 is associated with a prolonged and enhanced inflammatory response. It is suspected of being a risk factor for atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer and for some autoimmune diseases. No specific genetic risk factors for oesophagitis have been identified so far and there are no reports of IL-1 polymorphism in relation to oesophageal disease. METHODS: We...
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